IntroductionCare planning is a very important part of nursing. According to the Department of Health (2007) this is a holistic approach which recognizes that medical needs are not the only problem of a person admitted to hospital. Help people achieve the results they want for themselves through truly personalized services and promoting health and well-being. According to Leach (2007) care planning generates great benefits for the client and staff by organizing care by establishing common treatment goals and consequently this will improve continuity of care as the goals will have relevance, clarity and control. The names of all individuals and care settings mentioned in this post have been changed to ensure they cannot be identified. The author will adhere to An Board Altranis (2008) guidelines that all records and information of any patient must be kept confidential. The author has also obtained permission from the department's clinical nurse manager for the use of client information assuring her that pseudo names will be used throughout the assignment. John Thompson was admitted to St. Peters (long-term care dementia unit) after becoming very confused, agitated and with a history of falls over the past six weeks. He beat family members. He began wandering at night, suffered from hallucinations and was heard screaming in his bedroom. Wandering according to the Alzheimer's Society of Ireland (2011) is seen as walking up and down an area or as the person who leaves home and cannot find their way home and has no explanation as to why they have Done. This is related to the progression of his dementia. Dementia is a progressive brain disease in which speech, learning...... half of the article ......are available from: http://www.mna-elderly.com/mna_screening_process. html >March 2011 (accessed 18 March 2011) (Internet).Prevention plus. (2011) Home of the Braden Staircase. Available from: http://www.bradenscale.com/faq.htm >March 2011. (Accessed 18 March 2011) (Internet).Pool, J. (2008). The PAL (Pool Activity Level) tool for the occupational profile. A practical resource for carers of people with cognitive impairment. London: Printwise (Haverhill) Ltd. Sparks, S. and Taylor, C. (2005) Nursing Diagnosis Manual (6th edition) London: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins United Kingdom, Department of Health. (2007) Putting people first. A shared vision and commitment to transforming adult social care. London: National Health Service.Webster, J. (2002) Teamwork: understanding multiprofessional working. Nursing care for the elderly. 14(3). page 14-19.